Studio Album · No. 5
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings Songwriting Credits by Counting Crows
Produced by Gil Norton, Brian Deck · Engineered by Bob Ludwig, James Brown, David Bryson, Steve Masur, Reto Peter
Holds writing credit on 14 of 14 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 14 / 14 documented
Scored across the 14 tracks with documented writers, by whether Counting Crows carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 14 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Adam Duritz is the constant across every track on Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings, credited as writer or co-writer on all fourteen songs. The Saturday Nights side pulls in outside voices: Dan Vickrey co-writes 'Hanging Tree,' and 'Los Angeles' brings in Ryan Adams and Dave Gibbs of the Gigolo Aunts, the album's only writers from outside the band. The Sunday Mornings side is more inward-facing, built from co-writes with keyboardist Charlie Gillingham and guitarist David Immerglück on songs like 'Anyone but You' and 'Le Ballet d'Or,' reflecting the looser, band-written character of the acoustic sessions. Legal names diverge from performing names on several credits: Duritz appears as Adam Fredric Duritz, Vickrey as Daniel Vickrey, Gillingham as Charles Gillingham, and Ryan Adams as David Ryan Adams. 'Sundays' and 'Come Around' are the only Duritz solo-written tracks that also carry outside production hands, Dennis Herring and David Lowery on the former, Gil Norton crossing over to the Sunday Mornings side on the latter.
Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings is the fifth studio album by Counting Crows, released March 25, 2008 on Geffen Records. Adam Duritz built the record as a two-part concept: a loud, bitter Saturday Nights side produced by Gil Norton and a quieter, country-tinged Sunday Mornings side produced by Brian Deck. Duritz described the album as being about 'really wanting to mean something and failing to do it,' with the Saturday Nights half leaning into anger and the Sunday Mornings half working through failing and getting better. Recording ran from June 2006 to spring 2007, with additional production help from Steve Lillywhite on '1492' and Dennis Herring and David Lowery on 'Sundays.' Originally planned for a November 2007 release, the album was pushed back to March 2008 and debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200, the band's best chart position since Recovering the Satellites. Its cover shows the Empire State Building, and the tracklist includes '1492,' 'You Can't Count on Me,' and 'Le Ballet d'Or.'
Track Listing & Credits 14 tracks
| # | Title | Lyricist(s) | Composer(s) | Producer(s) | Performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
1492
|
Adam Duritz | Adam Fredric Duritz | Gil NortonSteve Lillywhite | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 2 |
Hanging Tree
|
Adam DuritzDan Vickrey | Adam Fredric DuritzDaniel Vickrey | Gil Norton | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 3 |
Los Angeles
|
Adam DuritzRyan AdamsDave Gibbs | Adam Fredric DuritzDavid Ryan AdamsDavid Gibbs | Gil Norton | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Ben Mize (Drums)Dave Gibbs (Vocal Arrangement, Backing Vocals) |
| 4 |
Sundays
|
Adam Duritz | Adam Fredric Duritz | Gil NortonDennis HerringDavid Lowery | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Matt Malley (Bass Guitar)Ben Mize (Drums)Dennis Herring (Dobro, Acoustic Guitar) |
| 5 |
Insignificant
|
Adam DuritzDan VickreyCharlie GillinghamDavid Immerglück | Adam Fredric DuritzDaniel VickreyCharles GillinghamDavid A. Immerglück | Gil Norton | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 6 |
Cowboys
|
Adam Duritz | Adam Fredric Duritz | Gil Norton | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 7 |
Washington Square
|
Adam Duritz | Adam Fredric Duritz | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 8 |
On Almost Any Sunday Morning
|
Adam Duritz | Adam Fredric Duritz | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 9 |
When I Dream of Michelangelo
#7
|
Adam DuritzCharlie GillinghamDavid ImmerglückDan Vickrey | Adam Fredric DuritzCharles GillinghamDavid A. ImmerglückDaniel Vickrey | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 10 |
Anyone but You
|
Adam DuritzCharlie GillinghamDavid Immerglück | Adam Fredric DuritzCharles GillinghamDavid A. Immerglück | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 11 |
You Can't Count On Me
#34
|
Adam Duritz | Adam Fredric Duritz | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 12 |
Le Ballet d'Or
|
Adam DuritzCharlie GillinghamDavid Immerglück | Adam Fredric DuritzCharles GillinghamDavid A. Immerglück | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals)Brian Deck (Grand Piano) |
| 13 |
On a Tuesday in Amsterdam Long Ago
|
Adam DuritzCharlie Gillingham | Adam Fredric DuritzCharles Gillingham | Brian Deck | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |
| 14 |
Come Around
#1
|
Adam DuritzDan Vickrey | Adam Fredric DuritzDaniel Vickrey | Gil Norton | Adam Duritz (Lead Vocals)David Bryson (Guitar, Vocals)Dan Vickrey (Guitar, Banjo, Vocals)Charlie Gillingham (Keyboards, Vocals)David Immerglück (Guitar, Vocals)Millard Powers (Bass, Vocals)Jim Bogios (Drums, Percussion, Vocals) |